883 search results for “historical van de universiteit” in the Student website
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Hoe gaan we om met oplopende spanningen? ‘De keuze is: vechten of praten’
‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s Hooglandse Kerk. They discussed the rising tensions since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. ‘Dare to ask each other questions.’
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Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021
In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed by the local authorities. In order to cast their vote, they had to travel further or use the mail ballot. Media reports and civil rights activitsts often…
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Adrien MartinetFaculty of Archaeology
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’s Person of the Year title.
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Joanne van der Leun to chair new knowledge security and fossil industry committees
Leiden University has set up two committees to consider issues that are the focus of much attention within our community and society at large. They are the Knowledge Security Committee and the Fossil Fuel Industry Collaboration Committee. Former dean Joanne van der Leun will chair both.
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Susanna LindbergFaculty of Humanities
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah de Lange, new professor of Dutch Politics: ‘We should not take our democratic constitutional state for granted’
‘Dutch politics are changing, but they also are characterised by stability; that tension fascinates me.’ Sarah de Lange studies, among other things, the Dutch party system, and specifically how the rise of extremist parties influences democracy. She will start as a professor in Leiden in mid-October…
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Top 450 continues: lawyer Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry
Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. Who or what is your favourite?
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Bericht van het CvB over demonstratie en bezetting Wijnhaven
On Tuesday 6 May our university was the scene of an unscheduled demonstration and occupation at Campus The Hague. We understand that this incident and its consequences have shaken both the university and the wider community. We look back at the events and their effects.
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Anne Wanyagathi MainaFaculty of Law
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Tony FosterFaculty of Humanities
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Nathalie BrusgaardFaculty of Archaeology
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René van der Veer
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Devon GravesFaculty of Archaeology
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Aljosa SorgoFaculty of Humanities
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Abel WarriesFaculty of Humanities
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Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed AliFaculty of Humanities
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Is ‘LDE Space & Society’ for me? (and 4 other questions)
Bridging the gap between the space sector and society, together with students from other disciplines. That’s the aim of the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, which is launching this year. Applications close 6 October 2024. Read on to discover if it’s for you!
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Olivier BéquignonFaculty of Science
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Broadening the scope of the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees
The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…
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Lara WierengaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Caring Universities: Survey and tools for your mental well-being
Social
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Jan JansenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jurian LockFaculty of Law
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
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Harry BuckokeFaculty of Humanities
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Nora JulmiFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah NelsonFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Didem YerliFaculty of Humanities
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Opening of the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities
Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Building took place on 8 October, and it has many remarkable features: for example, recycled ‘mushroom columns’, a pedestrian bridge to the University Library…
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Lecture: Inside Gang Governance: How and Why Gangs Rule the Streets of Rio de Janeiro
Lecture
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First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. We have accomplished a great deal together but the year has been difficult at times.
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Corrie BakelsFaculty of Archaeology
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Linda van Erp-van GenderenFaculty of Science